Syben

New System Testing

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Mahz's Dev Journal

A natural element for this search would be filtering for various tabs and for thread types, like interest checks or non-RP, non-IntCk threads. After all, people could be searching for discussions or spam threads for all we know. Not everyone will be searching for RPs.

@Ellri

True, but I assumed that would be the case. I was just kind of curious if there would be 'characters tab' integration.

The Dust

The one written by Akiri Toriyama, the Manga, yes. I'm fairly certain he does bite him at one point, though.

@kapuchu

Ah hell, I wouldn't put it past him.

Dude eats like a truck, or eats trucks, probably both.

The Dust

Fun fact: Cell is the only major villain Goku has not bit in a fight.

@kapuchu

I hardly think that is entirely accurate :P.

I don't remember him biting Vegeta.

I assume we're only talking about the original, first arc?

The Dust

It made me think a lot back on dragon ball. And there are just some things you can't forget. Like when Goku bites Buu. Oh god xD



And Frieza



And King Piccolo



And that rock.



Ah, the good times.

Mahz's Dev Journal

How do you mean,@Aeonumbra? Auto-apply it to topics without activity for n days? Or something else?

what we referred to in our second paragraph was applying tags to older threads so they can be hit on searches in the future. Though in hindsight its not that necessary, considering how it might be better for the system to just come up with newer RPs. The ones still active can apply the tags they want, and the dead ones don't really need tags.

But perhaps the tag search system, when it comes, should have something to ensure that RPs without any activity (IC or OoC) for say sixty days, don't pop up in regular searches? But perhaps with the option to "include dead topics" as a checkbox on the search page?

@Ellri

That's kind of what I was speculating. Typically, you search for something seen before, or relevant, or something lost, something older. To separate the two, I feel, would be a great benefit. I'd hate to search for something I remember glancing at, and come up with a load of dead topics.

So basically, yes, auto-applying a tag ([Old][Inactive][Dead] , etc.) to topics with the most recent activity set "x" amount of days ago. I wasn't sure if there was an actual calculation for "x days ago" versus, say, using a time stamp. Again, I have no real knowledge of coding. I'm just here hoping one of you smarter people gets a good idea heh. But basically, we are on the same page, ideally. Though, should this search function include the 'characters' tabs?

The Dust

@kapuchu It was amusing. One side of me was like, how dare he. But the bigger, larger side of me loves dragon ball z and punched my other side in the face.

Through a couple of mountains.

Ending in a three mile skid.

Through the earth.

Killing scores of trees.

Mahz's Dev Journal

We'd also suggest to make sure that the search function can be easily added to in the future to take tags into account. At least, from what we understood, you're not planning to include tag search yet. It would therefore stand to reason that it would benefit all if the search system did not need to be completely rewritten later when you do include tag search in it.

Also, one thing we do wonder a bit on... Do you think that it is possible to auto-apply certain tags to older topics? Some sort of script to browse topic titles and add a few general tags as necessary? Or would such a feature be more effort than it is worth? A good year of backlogged topics without more than the Casual/advanced/free tags would restrict somewhat on topic results.

@Ellri

I know absolutely nothing about coding, but could it be possible to apply something like an [old] tag based off the most recent activity of the topic?

Aeon's Graphic Adventure [Game]

@Smink

That's called a wand.

Aeon's Graphic Adventure [Game]

>start looking for monsters to kill

@Pikachu

You have to go somewhere first. Unless you see monsters in the area you're in, there is nothing to kill, and you're wasting an action.

Also, the last time I'm going to help you out :P